Carpenters Workshop Gallery has set up its fourth permanent location, taking over part of an arts venue inside a former church on the US West Coast.

The San Francisco branch of the gallery occupies a 9,000-square-foot (836-square-metre) mezzanine at Saint Joseph's Arts Society ? a national historic monument built in 1913.

The ornate Romanesque Revival building has been restored by its owner, New York architect and designer Ken Fulk, over the past three years. It now serves as a creative incubator, intended to promote emerging and established artists from around the world.

White surfaces and decorative metallic flourishes throughout the space provide a backdrop for Carpenters' range of experimental collectable design.

A rapidly growing client base in the US, sparked by the opening of a New York gallery in 2015, provoked founders Julien Lombrail and Loic Le Gaillard to look to a second American city for expansion.
"The founders had been visiting and following San Francisco's rich cultural scene and vibrant design landscape, for many years," said a statement from Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
"The fact that this is also supported by an active and engaged collector base, made the city a clear choice."

The outpost opened to the public 1 October 2018 with an exhibition that brings together some of the gallery's longstanding collaborators.

Tree-like lighting by Nacho Carbonell and sculptural furniture by Atelier Van Lieshout is displayed alongside works b...